Resources

Use of a PTSD screen increases a health care provider's ability to detect PTSD and to initiate appropriate referral. The VA suggests specific strategies here that health care providers can use to improve outcomes for patients with PTSD.

Toolkits, Webinars and Evidence-Based Resource Library from the American Academy of Pediatrics Washington Chapter

Created to benefit all professionals who serve adolescents, Reaching Teens provides communications strategies to effectively engage with today's teenagers. This groundbreaking multimedia resource combines text and video to show how recognizing, reinforcing, and building on inherent strengths supports positive youth development.

The toolkit delivers background information about depression and offers ideas that providers can use daily when helping mothers, and their families, who may be suffering from depression. The toolkit also includes useful resources and handouts for mothers with depression.